Category: Thoughtful Yoga

Considerations and ponderings while conducting your daily practice.

Getting Yoga

Margaret Kruszewska
Since I've spent a considerable amount of blog space commenting on the use of language in yoga instructions, I thought it only fair to say that although inspiring, clear instructions are crucial in the beginning stages of a yoga practice, it may not matter much at all if you realize what is really happening in yoga. (more…)
Continue Reading: Getting Yoga

U talkin to – My Body?

Margaret Kruszewska
Since I had to return home before completing a full 10 days of Anusara thought I'd just complete my comments with some follow-up notes -- about one of my favorite puzzles in yoga practice- the male authority body (as renown teacher "expert") instructing female student bodies. (more…)
Continue Reading: U talkin to – My Body?

Yoga While on Vacation

Margaret Kruszewska
MS_yoga-while-vacation.JPGIt takes me a while to get the hang of it -- being on vacation -- but slowly I let go of my daily routine and "let the good times roll" (yes, I am in New Orleans!). My yoga "routine" too. Yes, that's what I said. I'm not doing yoga this week because, well, I'm here to sit along the River and dance till my feet hurt and sample beignets and spicy collard greens. ...
Continue Reading: Yoga While on Vacation

Yoga Birthday

Margaret Kruszewska
I'm an April baby. Coming to life with the first blasts of green windy spring days. Anyone who knows me would probably describe me as truly possessing the energy of this season: quick-sprouting, excited by the wind, forever hopeful of what's being created! (more…)
Continue Reading: Yoga Birthday

Yoga and Money

Margaret Kruszewska
Lakshmi The most challenging yoga lessons for me have not come about from holding advanced physical poses as seen in yoga magazines and yoga DVDs. The physical world I've struggled with most is composed of bank statements, fee invoices and ideas of "credit" and "debit." A different world of stretching and balancing! Money is a funny topic in the worlds I've lived in most of my life as an educator, artist and spiritual seeker....
Continue Reading: Yoga and Money

Yoga Poses To Infinity

Margaret Kruszewska
Yoga Poses to InfinityDuring my travels in India I learned an important life lesson while riding buses and trains: there's always room for one more! I've often repeated this idea while teaching near-capacity classes because it applies to the attitude and state of mind a yoga student cultivates that eventually becomes more important than learning which foot to place where in asana. Truth be told, conditions are rarely just right, usually you don't have the time,...
Continue Reading: Yoga Poses To Infinity